President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to bring in a new law to ban corporal punishment in the near future.
On X, he wrote: “The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to amend the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit corporal punishment in all forms. This milestone achievement comes after more than 20 years of efforts by child protection activists. Once gazetted, the bill will be presented to Parliament for final approval.”
